However, in 2010, the program came close to shutting down due to a CNIB decision to sell the Bowen Island Lodge where the camp is located.

Thanks to generous private donations by the Bowen Island community and others, the camp has managed to survive until now. However, the funds are not enough to enable Camp Bowen to run at full capacity.

“Our goal is to create a community fund that will make sure we do not have to turn people away,” says Jurgensen.